.30 Super Carry
Technically sound but fighting the market's gravity — capacity gains are modest, ammo choices thin, and 9mm's shadow is long.
Family
Handgun
Introduced
2022
Origin
Federal, USA
History
Federal launched the .30 Super Carry in 2022, splitting the difference between .380 and 9mm to add magazine capacity in micro-compact pistols. Smith & Wesson and Nighthawk chambered launch guns. Adoption has been slow against the entrenched 9mm ecosystem, and its long-term future is still an open question.
What it's used for
Iconic platforms
Smith & Wesson Shield Plus and EZ variants and Nighthawk 1911s.
Common load types
FMJ practice loads and jacketed hollow point carry loads.
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